'Neymar could be forced to leave Barcelona'

Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2015 by Goal.com

The 23-year-old is alleged to have evaded £10.5m in Brazil taxes between 2011 and 2013, and his father admits his future with the Spanish champions could now be in doubt

Neymar could be forced to leave Barcelona due to his ongoing tax fraud case, according to the Brazilian's father.

A Brazilian court has frozen £31.3 million worth of assets belonging to the Barca forward, his family and related businesses. The 23-year-old is alleged to evaded £10.5m in Brazil taxes between 2011 and 2013.

Neymar, who was wanted by Manchester United, is in talks with the Spanish champions over a new deal but the player's father warns that the current investigations could jeopardise his future.

"We are talking about renewal but we are need to solve some things,” Neymar’s father told Cadena SER.

"We need to know if Spain accepts our situation. It's hard for us because we are receiving many attacks, from Brazil and from Spain. Neymar is a star and works his image here and from Brazil.

"We're talking to everyone to know what to do with this matter because we don't want to be in Spain two, three, four, five or ten years and then we are caught by surprise by saying that our structure is wrong. We need to know if things are right for us.